Wednesday 21 October 2009

Australian Owlet Nightjar !! or are they Chinchilla??!!

We decided to have a go at tape luring at night for owlet nightjar at a site where Matt had heard them calling at the 12 mile cut through.

We put a 12 m net up across a small clearing and set the MP3 playing. Within minutes a bird started calling and after about 5 mins it started flying around calling. After another few minutes it went straight into the net!

While we were processing the bird another started calling and we manged to net that one also.

The plumage on the birds is amazingly cryptic and its no wonder they are so well camaflaged when sitting around in trees.



















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3 comments:

  1. Unknown20 November 2009 at 13:43

    Nice jar nick, are they nesting there? would'nt mind having a go at them, awesome bird.

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  2. petersteel17 December 2009 at 00:14

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  3. ethan106611 May 2010 at 02:51

    well i am absolutely excited by the pictures you had provided ..they are really stunning..and Bird netting can be a crucial part of your bird repeller gameplan.

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